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Torvalds Joins Anti-Patent Attack

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the patents-schmatents dept.

canuck57 sent us a story about Linus Torvalds has joined the chorus of voices speaking out against software patents. Talks briefly about the recent patent releases by IBM & Sun, and notes that there are 'an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 registered software patents in the U.S. alone.'

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  1. First post ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did I finally do it ?

    1. Re:First post ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes. Well done.

  2. Oy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nobody even bothers to start their sentences with a subject anymore.
    fp

  3. Re:Something I've never understood... by schestowitz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, as in the very famous joke about Micro$oft patenting the use of '0' and '1'...

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  4. No vision here by null+etc. · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Torvalds was reluctant to make predictions though. "I'm the anti-visionary. I distrust people with visions," he said. "You don't see what's right in front of your face and you don't see the technical issues that face everyday users."

    Speaking of technical issues that face everyday users, my grandmother is still waiting for a version of Linux that she can learn to use.

  5. OT: Ubuntu? by AtariAmarok · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Speaking of technical issues that face everyday users, my grandmother is still waiting for a version of Linux that she can learn to use"

    I know it is off topic, but is this the typical "granny surf the web and write letters" situation? Try the Ubuntu live CD.

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  6. I can't wait by Enevitable · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I cant wait until microsoft employs censorship in windows to the point where linux is filtered out -.-

  7. What about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... a patent for being an alarmist karma whore?

  8. Slashdot grammar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    canuck57 sent us a story about Linus Torvalds has joining the chorus of voices speaking out against software patents.
    I know slashdot posters are illiterate and all, but at least the editors could make an attempt to produce coherent sentences.

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